Super Smoothie
This week I will be making an extremely healthy smoothie with an assortment of ingredients. While some ingredients may match last week, there a few new ones and these are the only ones that I will show the benefits of.
Ingredients:
- 4 strawberries
- 3 mandarins
- 2 apples
- 4 dates
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 1/8 cup raspberry
- 1/8 cup blueberry
- 2 tbsp walnuts
- 2 tbsp almonds
This yields 4 cups of smoothie.
Instructions:
Put about half of the ingredients into the blender. Add about 1/2 a cup into the blender and turn it on. Blend it until it is a thick liquid and then add the rest of the ingredients. Add 1/4 a cup of water and pulse it until it is ever so slightly thick but mostly liquid and enjoy!
Benefits:

Walnuts: Helps with weight control and many problems such as diabetes and blood pressure 
Pumpkin Seeds: Very high in nutrients/antioxidants and can improve heart health 
Almonds: High in nutrients and can lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol